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| 1 | +# Basic Minecraft and Computer Skills |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +This unit acts as a teacher's guide for students in the lab who are not old enough to follow the written curriculum, which begins in Level 2. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## Unit Objectives |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +* capable with mouse and keyboard, and moving their character around the environment using WASD and the mouse |
| 8 | +* can craft basic tools and weapons in creative mode |
| 9 | +* can craft basic tools and weapons in survival mode |
| 10 | +* can grow crops |
| 11 | +* can raise cows, chickens, pigs, etc |
| 12 | +* can craft food items |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +## Mining in Creative Mode or on Peaceful Settings |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +### Key Vocabulary |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +* Ores |
| 19 | +* Iron |
| 20 | +* Gold |
| 21 | +* Diamond |
| 22 | +* Redstone |
| 23 | +* Lapis Lazuli |
| 24 | +* Emerald |
| 25 | +* Nether Quartz |
| 26 | +* Strip Mine |
| 27 | +* Smelt |
| 28 | +* Ingot |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +### Exercises |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +Once a student can move around the Minecraft environment and craft basic items, they can start to learn basic mining techniques in creative mode. They could also begin practicing survival mode with the difficulty set to Peaceful. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +Explain where diamonds are found (see Level 2, Section 3) and see if they can find diamonds. Encourage them to gather other ores while they are searching for diamonds. See who can collect the most ores in a 30-minute timespan. |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +Be sure to explain what types of pickaxes are required to mine certain ores (e.g. an iron pickaxe is required for diamond, a diamond pickaxe for obsidian). |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +Explain how to smelt ores into their respective ingots, then what tools, weapons, armor, and other items become available once they have the ingots in their inventory. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +--- |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## Farming, Food, and Basic Building |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +### Key Vocabulary |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +* Hunger |
| 47 | +* Planting |
| 48 | +* Plow |
| 49 | +* Recipe |
| 50 | +* Seed |
| 51 | +* Harvest |
| 52 | +* Hoe |
| 53 | +* Bone Meal |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +### Exercises |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +Build a basic wheat farm. Don't forget the requirements for water (see Level 2, Section 2). Speed up the growing process using bone meal. Harvest the wheat. Craft bread. |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +Build a basic cow ranch. Create an area with fences and fence gates and spawn cows inside. Breed the cows using wheat. |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +Repeat with different crops and animals. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +--- |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +## Crafting |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +### Key Vocabulary |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +* Crafting table/bench |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +### Exercises |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +Encourage the students to find various blocks or tools they would like to use. If possible, have them in survival mode and `/give` them the materials required to craft those items. Have them use the crafting book to start, then have them craft the same items again from memory. Have them guess the crafting recipies for other items, for example a bow or a fishing rod. |
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